[rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec

[Ken Hansen]

Is this part of MSDN? I got a copy of Project 2000 cd from that set that
didn't require any activation/key/whatever...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaun Landis" <slandis at plague.org>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec


> I'm currently running a "Corporate" edition of Windows XP Professional.
> It doesn't require or attempt any activation at all. I've had previous
> Corporate versions of Windows 2000 which don't require a key for install
> (makes automating installs easier I guess :), but the XP Pro Corp
> install requires a key. I wasn't fond of the activation idea either, so
> I found the Corp edition. :-D
>
> slandis
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org
> > [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Steve Sandau
> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 5:37 AM
> > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: Re: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> >
> >
> > I'm curious about the activation, too. I like my anonymity;
> > what I remember about the activation starts to eat away at
> > that. I *think* that the registration includes four numbers
> > from hardware on your pc, like CPU serial, hdd serial, and
> > some others and includes them in the registration somehow. I
> > guess that relates to the re-registration under some
> > circumstances when hardware is changed. I guess there is also
> > a "developer" install or something that allows for a little
> > more flexibility in hardware changes. I believe that there
> > are "ways around" the "phone home" stuff, too. ;)
> >
> > The biggest problem is that this is all done under the guise
> > of being for *our* protection somehow... I complained to my
> > coworker about newer versions of Windows treating users like
> > complete, utter morons ("My Network Places' and "Computers
> > Near Me" in win2k for example). He says "Well, look at some
> > of the people using computers. Discouraging. The appreciation
> > for a stable, intelligent, useful operating system seems to
> > be disappearing. Users seem to want pretty icons, wizards and
> > making things work without having to know anything. I want to
> > figure out how it works and do things by hand so the do indeed work.
> >
> > Oops, guess that was sort of a rant. Sorry. ;)
> >
> > Ken Hansen wrote:
> > >
> > > Tee-hee - I can't wait to see my $50 version of WinXP
> > Professional (?)
> > > on a hand-built P3/1GHz - it should be fun, but I am really looking
> > > forward to the "mini" lava light that comes with the
> > software (special
> > > MS channel offer).
> > >
> > > I am curious about the activation mess they implemented...
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez" <lefa at cats.ucsc.edu>
> > > To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 6:37 AM
> > > Subject: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> > >
> > > > So they upgraded one of our feecees to winXP. After being
> > disgusted
> > > > by the crappy aqua imitation (what the heck is this candy button
> > > > shit?) running on a VLSI design station, yup it looks
> > "professional"
> > > > running all of these pastel blue themes..... I will proceed to
> > > > relate all the fun we have had so far with it.
> > >
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